My get pushed challenge from Oriahna @oreos808 - I would like to challenge you to take a portrait of either yourself or of another person of your choice.
This is John he is the owner of the horses I ride. He is a fantastic host and is just wonderful with the horses.
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
Get Pushed Challenge: I have been doing this challenge on and off...
Great black and white portrait. A little fill flash may have eliminated that harsh break between the shadow and light on his face- but I'm no expert so take that suggestion with a grain of salt!
@olivetreeann I did wonder about using the flash but I wasn't very close when I took this so I doubt it would have made much difference. We were also on horseback and there were two horses between John and myself. There's the slight possibly that they could react to the flash.
@salza I wouldn't do anything to scare the horses- so that's a good choice. A fill flash though is much less bright than a regular flash. Under the right conditions you could probably use it and not scare the horses. I'm not as familiar with horses, so your judgment would be far better than mine!
@ladydi53 You're right! Paul Newman, indeed! What a nice looking face he has, and a better individual for loving horses as well! You got a remarkably beautiful portrait, Sally!
great shot, my friend. i think that shadow is fixable in photoshop, some of the experts here could probably help. but you captured what he is and this gets top marks.
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